请看外电的报道：
The credit card companies seem to have few friends on Capitol Hill these days, with even the most business-minded lawmakers siding with consumers in speaking out against steep rate hikes and fees.
信用卡公司最近似乎跟国会山那边的人关系不太好，连最有经济头脑的立法人士都站到消费者一边指责他们提高利率和手续费的行为。
在上面的报道中，rate hike 就是“利率上调”的意思，当然在这里，“利率”特指 interest rate of credit card（信用卡利率）。
角落小泰迪
